Rio Olympics 2016

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

IU's medal count so far in the Rio games.  4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze.  If Hoosier Nation was an actual nation IU would be tied for 15th in medal count, just 5 away from the top 10!

Lilly King, gold in 100-meter breaststroke, gold in relay

Blake Pieroni, gold in 400 freestyle relay

Michael Hixon, silver in synchronized 3-meter diving

Cody Miller, bronze in 100 breaststroke, gold in relay

Kennedy Goss, bronze in 800 freestyle relay for Canada.

 

 

[LIHoosier 27,754]

2 Hoosiers and the niece of the NY Islanders owner all rolled into one GIF

 

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I am so proud of our Hoosiers! Way to go!

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Don't know if anybody saw this but had to share. 

[LIHoosier 27,754]

5th gold for IU, Drouin goes gold in the high jump.

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

One heck of a match between the Brazil and Chinese women in indoor volleyball.  14-13 in final set..

China with a freaking ballsy back line set and kill for the win.  Wow, that was the best volleyball match I've seen in about 8 years.

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The men's basketball team decided to show up and play today. Now they have play Spain in the semifinal. 

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Anybody seen any boxing so far? I've seen zip. What's up with that ?

Check out the link to the stream that pap posted above. You can choose what you want to watch.

[OliviaPope40 7,443]

Here are some quick facts on Spain for tomorrow: 

Spain

How qualified: Won 2015 Eurobasket

2015 Eurobasket: Beat France in the finals

2014 World Cup: Lost to France in quarterfinals

2012 London Olympics: Silver

NBA connections: Pau Gasol (San Antonio), Alex Abrines (Oklahoma City), Jose Calderon (Los Angeles Lakers), Guillermo Hernangomez (New York), Nikola Mirotic(Chicago), Sergio Rodriguez (Philadelphia), Ricky Rubio (Minnesota). Victor Claver, Rudy Fernandez and Juan Carlos Navarro have also played in the NBA.

Coach: Sergio Scariolo

Noteworthy: Besides the U.S., Spain has more NBA players than any other team in the field. However, Spain is missing Marc Gasol, who is recovering from an injury. … Spain has lost to U.S. in past two Olympic gold-medal games.

Quote: “Having watched Spain, it is certainly the team that is poses the most threat to the United States. You’re talking about a good mix of great experience, size and still some young player who can contribute. You’re looking at a team that has three guys who are 36 years old in Reyes, Navarro and Pau Gasol. Calderon is 34. Rudy is 31. I don’t think Spain is the threat they were in 2012 particularly without Marc Gasol, but there is no doubt that on a given night, they can get hot from beyond the arc, Pau can cause problems inside and most capable team in a one-and-done situation of knocking off the United States.” – Fraschilla

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/06/mens-rio-olympic-basketball-team-profiles-usa-spain-france-lithuania-serbia-croatia-argentina-brazil/88332408/

[LIHoosier 27,754]

Watching the womens 4x100 team compete on an otherwise empty track was just plain weird.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/18/jack-conger-gunnar-bentz-fabricated-robbery-story-ryan-lochte/88980610/

So now we can put this insane drama behind us and focus on the rest of the olympics. 

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Is this Wisconsin vs. PSU in the Olympic semifinal?

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Is this Wisconsin vs. PSU in the Olympic semifinal?

Wow, a lot less UW vs. PSU and a lot more just dominant performance by Serbia

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2016/08/19/rio-olympics-ryan-lochte-usa-swimming-usoc/89000384/

All of his sponsors should pull their endorsement this is embarrassing. 

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2016/08/19/rio-olympics-ryan-lochte-usa-swimming-usoc/89000384/

All of his sponsors should pull their endorsement this is embarrassing. 

Completely agree. He's a tool.


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[OliviaPope40 7,443]

Watched the volleyball team beat The Netherlands in the bronze medal game.

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Women pulling away from Spain. Up 49-32 at half. 20 minutes to gold.


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[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Great soccer final!

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10 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Great soccer final!

I'm surprised the entire nation of Brazil isn't storming the field right now. That might..might top the aftermath of the Wat Shot.